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Utah: The fintech frontier

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Fintechs looking to expand beyond their Bay Area or New York City headquarters have welcomed an unlikely visitor in recent years: Utah Gov. The governor is a great salesperson,” said Val Hale, executive director for the Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Gary Herbert. “The

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California Dept. of Business Oversight launches “true lender” investigation of auto title lender’s partnership with Utah bank

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Thereafter, “using its existing lending operations and personnel, LoanMart commenced ‘marketing’ and ‘servicing’ auto title loans purportedly made by CCBank, a small Utah-chartered bank operating out of Provo, Utah.” Thus, both the OCC and FDIC have adopted regulations rejecting the Second Circuit’s Madden decision.

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OCC approves national bank charter applications of fintech company

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as a full service national bank headquartered in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The bank will also provide a fully digital, mobile-first national lending platform for consumers across the country. The OCC announced this week that it has conditionally approved applications from Social Finance Inc.

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Call It Alt-Credit Or POS Lending, ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Just Got Bigger

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Utah-based FuturePay has consistently appeared in PYMNTS’ top 5 alternative credit apps, with its offer of flexible monthly payments for consumers and up-front settlement for merchants. Silicon Valley FinTech Affirm is also a regular in the top 5 this year. The account comes with 1.30

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Why The ICBA Is Fighting Industrial Loan Charters For FinTechs

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An industrial bank is an FDIC-insured depository institution that is generally subject to the same banking laws and regulations as any other bank charter type, with the important exception of the Bank Holding Act of 1956. All industrial banks are chartered in Utah – and there are only 17 such charters issued, 15 of which are currently active.

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California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation responds to OppFi’s attempt to block “true lender” challenge to loans made through bank partnership

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The other provision is Section 22324 which prohibits “contract[ing] for or “negotiat[ing] in this state for a loan to be made outside of the state for purpose of evading or avoiding” California lending law.

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NY federal district court deals blow to OCC fintech charter

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520(e)(1), which contains a sentence that directly justifies the SPNB charter: “A special purpose bank that conducts activities other than fiduciary activities must conduct at least one of the following three core banking functions: Receiving deposits; paying checks; or lending money.” Supreme Court’s 1984 decision Chevron U.S.A.

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